News - 2025

East Texas Baptist University has been awarded a $5,000 Shutdown Relief Grant from the Texas Hunger Offering, through the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission, to support community members experiencing financial hardship. ETBU designated the full grant award to Mission Marshall, a local nonprofit ministry dedicated to addressing food insecurity and meeting essential needs in the Marshall community.

Two East Texas Baptist University seniors, Dominick Williams and Mackenzie Lawrence, have been selected to receive scholarships provided by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT) Foundation and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

East Texas Baptist University honored 97 graduating seniors with the presentation of their official ETBU Class Ring. The Ring Blessing ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 19, for the soon-to-be ETBU alumni who will walk the stage in December 2025. Inspired by Deuteronomy 6, the class ring serves as a symbol for ETBU alumni to carry and display the love of Christ throughout their lives.

ETBU Director of Alumni Relations, Cari Johnson (’94), shared a powerful chapel message on the transformative power of change.

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at ETBU welcomed renowned theologian, historian, and author Dr. Douglas Sweeney as the keynote speaker for the Frank W. and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series, held November 17–18 at First Baptist Church Arlington as part of the Seminary’s Fall 2025 Colloquy.

East Texas Baptist University welcomed ETBU retirees, Legacy of 1912 Society members, and endowed scholarship donors to campus for the annual Legacy of 1912 Society Luncheon on Wednesday, November 5.

The Legacy of 1912 Society is comprised of alumni and friends who, through thoughtful estate planning and other forms of planned giving, ensure that resources will be available to support ETBU far into the future.